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St. Johnstone FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
St. Johnstone FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Heart of Midlothian FC
Wed 27 Oct 2021 · 18:45 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 35' John Souttar
Murray Davidson 56' Y
Stevie May 67' Y
Jamie McCart 69' Y
Liam Gordon 83' Y
Y 86' Cameron Devlin

Overview

Match Preview

St. Johnstone FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC — Premier League at McDiarmid Park.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 13 31
2 Rangers FC 12 27
3 Falkirk FC 13 21
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 12 20
5 Dundee FC 12 17
6 Dundee United FC 12 17
7 St. Johnstone FC 13 17
8 St. Mirren FC 13 14
9 Motherwell FC 13 13
10 Hibernian FC 12 11
11 Aberdeen FC 12 11
12 Kilmarnock FC 13 9

Head-to-Head

3
3
13
St. Johnstone FC 19 games · Avg 2.8 goals Heart of Midlothian FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-10-27 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2020-02-01 St. Johnstone FC 3–3 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-12-14 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC 2019-10-30 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-01-26 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Oct Heart of Midlothian FC H 1–1 D
23 Oct Celtic FC A 0–2 L
16 Oct Livingston FC H 0–3 L
02 Oct Dundee FC H 3–1 W
26 Sep Hibernian FC A 0–1 L
18 Sep Aberdeen FC A 1–0 W
Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Oct St. Johnstone FC A 1–1 D
23 Oct Dundee FC H 1–1 D
16 Oct Rangers FC A 1–1 D
02 Oct Motherwell FC H 2–0 W
25 Sep Livingston FC H 3–0 W
18 Sep Ross County FC A 2–2 D

Season Stats

St. Johnstone FC Heart of Midlothian FC
#7 Position #4
17 Points 20
13 Played 12
4 / 5 / 4 W / D / L 6 / 2 / 4
17 Scored 26
20 Conceded 22
-3 GD +4
1.31 PPG 1.67
31% Win % 50%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season
25% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season

St. Johnstone FC are 7th (17 pts). Heart of Midlothian FC are 4th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Johnstone FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
4/2
31-45
2/4
46-60
2/6
61-75
3/3
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Heart of Midlothian FC
0-15
4/4
16-30
3/4
31-45
5/4
46-60
6/4
61-75
3/1
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

St. Johnstone FC
Josh Fowler 5 G
Josh Campbell 3 G
Enes Alic 2 G 4 A
Kai Fotheringham 2 G
Fowler Josh 1 G 1 A
Heart of Midlothian FC
Claudio Braga 6 G 2 A
Calvin Miller 5 G 1 A
James Wilson 3 G
Laurent Mendy 3 G
Joshua McPake 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: St. Johnstone FC gets underway.
  • 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Alistair Crawford is clearly more than just a goal scorer for St. Johnstone FC.
  • 11' Liam Gordon is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 16' The home supporters are growing impatient. St. Johnstone FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 21' Zander Clark is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Heart of Midlothian FC so far.
  • 26' It looks surprising St. Johnstone FC does not make any changes. Andrew Halliday has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 31' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 35' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for John Souttar.
  • 40' Against the run of play, Josh Ginnelly has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 45' Cameron Devlin has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 46' Reece Devine has so much to prove this time. He replaces James Brown on 46 minute.
  • 51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 56' Murray Davidson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 56.
  • 61' Heart of Midlothian FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 61.
  • 66' It is a cagey affair so far. St. Johnstone FC in their trying to find a way past Heart of Midlothian FC's compact .
  • 67' Stevie May has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 67.
  • 69' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jamie McCart.
  • 74' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Beni Baningime made 329 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 75' Ben Woodburn gets the nod from Heart of Midlothian FC. He replaces Josh Ginnelly and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 80' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 81' St. Johnstone FC ring the changes. Stevie May has done his job and it is now time for Glenn Middleton to step up.
  • 83' St. Johnstone FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 83.
  • 86' Heart of Midlothian FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robbie Neilson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lawrence Shankland 5
Graham Carey 3
Stevie May 3
Josh Ginnelly 3
Kye Rowles 2
Liam Boyce 2
Elton Kabangu 2
Alan Forrest 2

Head to Head

2021-10-27 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2020-02-01 St. Johnstone FC 3–3 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-12-14 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC 2019-10-30 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-01-26 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC

St. Johnstone FC Form

2021-10-27 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2021-10-23 Celtic FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2021-10-16 St. Johnstone FC 0–3 Livingston FC L 2021-10-02 St. Johnstone FC 3–1 Dundee FC W 2021-09-26 Hibernian FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2021-09-18 Aberdeen FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC W

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2021-10-27 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2021-10-23 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Dundee FC D 2021-10-16 Rangers FC 1–1 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2021-10-02 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Motherwell FC W 2021-09-25 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–0 Livingston FC W 2021-09-18 Ross County FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.6 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.82 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: St. Johnstone FC or Heart of Midlothian FC 75% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC36% Draw25% Heart of Midlothian FC39%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC
64%
St. Johnstone FC or Heart of Midlothian FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC27% Draw41% Heart of Midlothian FC32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8.4%
2 – 1
7.4%
2 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
5.4%
0 – 1
5.3%
1 – 3
5%
0 – 0
4.8%
1 – 0
4.6%
2 – 0
4.2%
2 – 3
4%
3 – 1
3.9%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 17% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 19% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.